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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Background of Kant's Thought.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hume, what can reason tell us about?
(a) One's intelligence.
(b) One's faith.
(c) One's experience.
(d) One's fears.

2. What did Kant become after attending school?
(a) Professor.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Writer.

3. How was Kant influenced by Leibniz?
(a) He sided with Leibniz over Hume.
(b) He agreed with him so much.
(c) He thought Leibniz was more intelligent than Hume.
(d) He had so many disagreements with him.

4. What type of truth is one that is known before any experience?
(a) Analytic.
(b) A posteriori.
(c) A priori.
(d) Synthetic.

5. What statement sums up Descartes' certain piece of knowledge?
(a) "I live, therefore I am."
(b) "I see, therefore I am."
(c) "I think, therefore I am."
(d) "I exist, therefore I am."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Hume deny?

2. What philosophical school did Leibniz belong to?

3. In which groups did "Critique of Pure Reason" cause a stir?

4. Which of the following is true about Kant's time in school?

5. What did Descartes argue was the first and most certain piece of knowledge?

(see the answer key)

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